Articles filed under Health
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Health bulletinSep 30, 2007 11:00 pm - Sleeping less than five hours a night may be deadly People who do not get enough sleep are more than twice as likely to die of heart disease, according to a large B...
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Acupuncture helps back pain -- just don't ask howSep 30, 2007 11:00 pm - Acupuncture provided twice as many patients relief from lower back pain as did conventional drug and exercise therapy, which German researchers say might point to a "sup...
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Vioxx cases expected to clog court dockets for yearsSep 29, 2007 11:00 pm - TRENTON, N.J. -- Three years after Merck & Co. pulled its blockbuster painkiller Vioxx from the market due to increased heart attack and stroke risk, there's no end in s...
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There's no one trick to losing flabSep 25, 2007 11:00 pm - Q. Is exercise or diet the answer to get rid of flab around the waist? A. "Flab" that is due to sagging, untoned muscles means you need exercise to strengthen the muscle...
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Some advice about water is simply all wetSep 25, 2007 11:00 pm - In 1990, when I lost more than 100 pounds, I remember my weight-loss group dietitian stating emphatically that we should drink eight to 10 glasses of water every day. Th...
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Dental group will back Wrigley sugar-free gumSep 25, 2007 11:00 pm - CHICAGO -- The nation's largest dentist group now says gum can be good for you, as long as it's sugar-free. The American Dental Association said Tuesday it has awarded i...
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Cash is effective dieting incentiveSep 24, 2007 11:00 pm - RALEIGH, N.C. -- People will lose weight for money, even a little money, suggests a study that offers another option for employers looking for ways to cut health-care co...
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A haunting inheritanceSep 24, 2007 11:00 pm - Second of two parts In his later years, Frank Jackowski didn't leave his wheelchair except to return to his bed in the nursing home. He couldn't sp...
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Your healthSep 24, 2007 11:00 pm - Pass the smell test How you smell depends on your genes. Or, more precisely, your mate's genes. Researchers at Duke University Medical Center wondered why the same ...
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Some schools limiting use of asthma inhalersSep 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Back-to-school time means a flare-up of asthma problems in children, but students may not be getting the access they need to their medication -- despite. American Lung A...